#tempo

• Acronychal — Pertaining to acrony; located outside of time or independent of the linear temporal succession. In ancient and classical astronomy, the term describes the acronychal rising of a star or planet, occurring exactly at the moment of sunset (or vice versa), representing a geometric position diametrically opposed to the sun.
• Acrony — A state or characteristic of being timeless; the total absence of linear time or the conscious suspension of chronological succession within a certain conceptual framework. In narratology and literary analysis, the term defines a profound temporal distortion (extreme anachronie) where the events related in the text are completely devoid of chronological connections or anchors, making it impossible to place them in a before/after logical sequence.
• Current — Belonging to the present time, occurring or existing at the current moment; of great interest or importance for the present day. In a philosophical or structural sense, it describes a state of affairs actualized in reality, as opposed to what is merely potential or virtual.
• Actuality — The quality of being actual, present, or of pressing interest for the current moment; the totality of events, news, or phenomena occurring at present and capturing public attention. In a conceptual sense, it represents the state of a thing that has been fully realized, moving from the stage of possibility to that of effective reality.
• Currently — At the present moment, currently, now; a temporal adverbial indicating the unfolding of an action or the existence of a state in the exact contemporary period. It is structurally used to delineate the current situation from past events or future forecasts.
• Adagietto — A musical term indicating a fairly slow tempo, slightly faster and more moving than adagio, but slower than andante; also, it designates a piece or a part of a symphonic composition written in this rhythm. This structural indication grants the piece a melancholy and fluid nuance, famously illustrated by the fourth movement of Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony.
• Adagio — A musical term indicating a slow, leisurely, and solemn tempo, situated between largo and andante; also, it designates a piece or part of a composition written in this rhythm or a suite of slow movements performed in classical ballet. This structural movement emphasizes expressiveness, impeccable muscular control, and the fluidity of melodic lines.
• Addolorando — An expressive term used as a performance indication in musical notation, instructing the performer to render the respective passage in a painful, mournful manner, full of sadness and deep suffering. This stylistic indicator, borrowed from Italian, guides interpretation dynamics and sensitivity to convey an emotional state marked by grief or compassion.
• Adenauer — A famous German proper surname universally associated with Konrad Adenauer, a statesman and the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1963). He is historically recognized as one of the most influential political figures after World War II, playing a structural role in the country's economic reconstruction (Economic Miracle), Germany's integration into Western structures (NATO), and laying the fundamental foundations of the European Union.
• Adhocracy — A flexible, non-bureaucratic, and highly adaptable form of administrative and managerial organization, characterized by the absence of rigid structures, fixed hierarchies, and formal barriers; it operates through multidisciplinary and temporary project teams, formed ad-hoc to solve specific and complex problems. This structural term describes a dynamic organizational model oriented toward innovation, decision-making autonomy, and rapid response to environmental shifts.
• Just now — An adverb of time expressing a moment located in the extremely recent past relative to the moment of speaking; meaning 'a very short time ago', 'just a moment ago', or 'recently'. It is structurally used in literary texts and daily speech to chronologically locate an action that has barely finished, whose effects are still directly felt in the present.
• Just now — A temporal adverb indicating a moment located in a past very close to the moment of speaking; a short time ago, a few moments ago, just now. This structural term is frequently used in current contemporary Romanian to emphasize the immediate succession of events within a discourse or narrative.
• Affrettando — An Italian musical direction instructing the performer to increase the tempo in a hurried, rushing, or pressing manner, carrying an implication of excitement or heightened nervous energy.
• Agathon — An ancient Greek tragic poet from Athens, a contemporary of Socrates and Euripides, famously known as the main character and host in Plato's celebrated dialogue, the 'Symposium'. His work, of which only very few fragments survive, introduced structural innovations into Hellenic tragedy, such as utilizing entirely fictional characters and plots instead of traditional mythology, as well as composing musical interludes independent of the play's main plot.
• Come, use December's freedom — A famous quote from the Satires of the Latin poet Horace (Satire II, 7, 4), translated as 'Come, use December's freedom'; it directly references the Roman festival of Saturnalia, a time of year when slaves were temporarily allowed to speak freely, criticize their masters, and act without social constraints. Broadly and in a modern sense, the aphorism is used to invite relaxation, the courageous expression of truth, or taking advantage of a temporary easing of strict rules.
• Agiato — A technical musical term of manner or execution indication from Italian, meaning easily, comfortably, quietly, or at ease; it prescribes the performance of a composition or musical fragment in a moderate, relaxed tempo, free of structural haste.
• Agitato — A musical term of Italian origin used as an execution directive, requiring the respective fragment or piece to be performed in an agitated, restless, tense, and dramatically passionate manner. In a structural compositional sense, it guides the tempo and dynamics of performance to convey a state of powerful emotional unrest.
• Agogic — Relating to agogics or fluctuations in musical tempo; it describes the subtle, expressive variations in speed or rhythm (such as rubato) introduced by a performer to enhance the emotional delivery, bypassing mechanical strictness.
• Agogics — The branch of musicology or the collective set of rules governing subtle, expressive fluctuations in tempo during a musical performance; unlike dynamics, which handles volume, agogics focuses on micro-rhythmic flexibility to enhance the piece's emotional depth.
• Aitmatov — A proper onomastic name of universal resonance, representing the surname of the famous Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov (1928–2008), a monumental figure of 20th-century Russian and world literature. Within the history of culture and philology, his works (such as The White Ship, Farewell, Gulsary!, or The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years) are structurally recognized for deeply weaving psychological realism with ancestral myths, Asian legends of the Central Asian steppes, and subtle critiques of dehumanizing bureaucracy.